This space presents my personal insights into creativities, films,
musics, apple mac, visual design, photography, travel adventures,
people, news, voices on my beloved country 'Malaysia' and abit about
my spiritual journey in the inner-spiritual dimension of Islam. No
script, No instructions. Just sharing a brief of the world that inspires
me, the books on my shelves, where I work and the project I do, my
current passion or simply talk about what's on my mind! But this is
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Some edited footages I shot during a New York City trip for
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival and the
New York Asian Film Festival in June 2005. Nearly mugged wandering
around. It's a little tribute to this lovely city and people but NOT
to Bush and his administration. It got this wonderful creative aura
energy that hard to explain. Anyway, this video here will tell on
how I felt being in the "City That Never Sleeps". Edited with the
background music of U2 from the album "All that you can't leave
behind, New York - 2000 ".

Currently
I produce or direct people-driven stories and news related to muslims.net
in MIDDLE EAST and ASIA PACIFIC for a global broadcaster in HD High
Definition. At times I design, direct and produce on-air promotions,
show packaging, channel branding, music videos, commercials and corporate
videos. Versatile with AVID, Final Cut Studio nonlinear editing suite,
Adobe After Effects, ProAnimator, Photoshop and Illustrator. Enjoy
the rest of my broadcast list which showcases my past project, travelblog & my own personal spiritual Islamic journey of self-discovery.

We urge you to act immediately to ensure a comprehensive ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, to protect civilians on all sides, and to address the growing humanitarian crisis. Only through robust international action and oversight can the bloodshed be stopped, the Gaza crossings safely re-opened and real progress made toward a wider peace in 2009.

Here is Tony Karon (Rootless Cosmopolitan) arguing that Israel has in fact lost this war.

Here is Israeli historian Avi Shlaim's analysis of the origins of the conflict, from the Guardian.

Here is a long post by Jim Sleeper from TPMCafe, offering a sympathetic defense of Israel's existence, questioning the moral posturing of some of its critics, yet concluding that there is urgent need for some "tough love" from its friends. TPMCafe also has some nice posts from Todd Gitlin, Sam Bahour, and MJ Rosenberg.

And finally, here is a link to a Washington Post column by historian/journalist Tom Segev.

In spite of UN Resolution 1860; Israel continues offensive ...1. The Security Council stresses the urgency of and calls for an immediate, durable and fully respected ceasefire, leading to the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

2. The Security Council calls for the unimpeded provision and distribution throughout Gaza of humanitarian assistance, including of food, fuel and medical treatment.

3. The Security Council welcomes the initiatives aimed at creating and opening humanitarian corridors and other mechanisms for the sustained delivery of humanitarian aid.

4. The Security Council calls on member states to support international efforts to alleviate the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza, including through urgently needed additional contributions to UNWRA and through the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee.

5. The Security Council condemns all violence and hostilities directed against civilians and all acts of terrorist.

6. The Security Council calls upon member states to intensify efforts to provide arrangements and guarantees in Gaza in order to sustain a durable ceasefire and calm, including to prevent illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition and to ensure the sustained reopening of crossing points on the basis of the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access between the Palestinian Authority; and in this regard, welcomes the Egyptian initative, and other regional and international efforts that are underway.

7. The Security Council encourages tangible steps towards intra-Palestinian reconciliation including in support of mediation efforts of Egypt and the League of Arab States as expressed in the 26 November 2008 resolution, and consistent with Security Council Resolution 1850 (2008) and other relevant resolutions.

8. The Security Council calls for renewed and urgent efforts by the parties and the international community to achieve a comprehensive peace based on the vision of a region where two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace with secure and recognized borders, as envisaged in Security Council Resolution 1850 (2008), and recalls also the important of the Arab Peace Initiative.

9. The Security Council welcomes the Quartet's consideration, in consultation with the parties, of an international meeting in Moscow in 2009.

Steve
Jobs - Referring to the pirate flag that flew over Apple’s headquaters
in 1983. I believe that quote was one of three keyphrases for a
large Apple meeting/conference, and the Pirate flag was attached
to the Macintosh building after that meeting. So the flag was actually
a reaction to that.

About Me

Hatz is a designer/producer exploring abstract kinetic systems through diverse digital media arts including unique 2D/3D motion design, current affair/travel documentary, music videos, corporate videos, short films and creative design. Born in Johor, raised and educated in Singapore. Currently a part-time postgrad student (consistently missing lectures and tutorials because of my job...arhhh! or should I just quit?), a seeker of the path of truth (struggling to attain the experiential knowledge of God) and commissioned producer for global broadcaster base in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Updated: 2008, I will stop school for awhile to be with 'Bapak' and move my work/studio base back to Singapore.